Yeah found out shortly after leaving the hospital when the pain set in that ice made it worse. Have stayed away from it since. Warm/hot water is soothing but the motion of any substance in certain areas is intolerable. It's a lot of nerve damage from about half calf down, leaving me with a slab of numbness in the center and a literal gateway to hell on the left side of the foot, ankle and heel. Fortunately the right side of the foot is mostly normal, the big toe is healthy and strong, and my right leg has no problems. The first 3 surgeries were done in the 2 weeks following the injury where they removed some shattered bones, adjusted some relocated stuff and cleaned it up. The next 2 were about 5 years apart starting 5ish years later, and the last one was 14 months ago. I don't want any more surgeries, I've never wanted any except they say they know what is wrong and how to fix it and when you constantly hit that 10 on the meter throughout your most careful of days you look for ways out. And when they are wrong and it doesn't make things any better only worse they say NOW WE REALLY KNOW! LET US CUT YOU AGAIN LOL